Ghanaian Christian Atsu has been rescued from the rubble of the earthquake that killed and injured thousands in Turkey and neighboring Syria, the Ghana Football Association confirmed on Tuesday. In September, the former Newcastle midfielder Atsu […]
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Watch: The thrill of a national team selection caught on camera
The security camera at his club Göztepe SK caught Alpaslan Öztürk‘s sweet reaction when he took the phone call inviting him to the Turkish national team.
Turkish club Altinordu FC names facility after Guvener
Altinordu FC, which has Turkey’s leading youth academy program,named one of its facilities after Soccer America columnist Ahmet Guvener at ceremonies on Thursday in the city of Torbali, southeast of Izmir. Altinordu president MehmetOzkan praised Guvener […]
Sunday reading
The Turkish baker, Hakan Sukur in exile in Palo Alto (NewYork Times) ——————— John Branch found Hakan Sukur, Turkey’s all-time leading scorer and one of the stars of the team that finished third at the 2002 […]
Orlando City ends Larin-to-Besiktas transfer saga with deal
More than two weeks after he was first seen in Turkey, undergoing medical tests, 22-year-old Canadian Cyle Larin was sold by Orlando City to reigning Turkish Super Lig champion Besiktas.Judging by the MLS club’s statement, it […]
Former Turkish international held in crackdown
Former Fenerbahce and Basaksehir defender Bekir Irtegun was detained as part of the sweeping crackdown by the Turkish government of those it believes were sympathetic to U.S.-based clericFethullah Gulen, whom it blames for orchestrating last year’s abortive coup.
Video Pick: Besiktas celebrates on the water
Instead of taking to main street or the town square to celebrate its Turkish league title win, Besiktas’ players led a boat parade down Istanbul Bosphorus Straight. The Superlig win marked its15th and second in a […]
NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, […]
Leagues and MNTs, any correlations to success in Europe and with MLS?
Is there a correlation between the business success of a professional soccer league and the national team of that country? You can make numerous speculations about the question, but I would ratherbase it on some data. The best soccer leagues are in Europe, I doubt anybody would challenge this statement as being subjective. So we […]
FIFPro issues warning following Rajtoral suicide
Czech Republic international Frantisek Rajtoral, 31, died of a suicide at his home in Turkey, where he played for Gaziantepspor. Rajtoral played 14 times for his country and was part of thesquad that reached the Euro 2012 quarterfinals. In response to Rajtoral’s death, the chief medical officer of FIFPro, the international players’ union, warned more […]